Nonstop flight route between Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Five Mile, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(65°55'36"N by 149°50'24"W)
Distance from KUM to FMC:
4,025.95 miles (6,479.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yakushima Airport (KUM), Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Five Mile Airport (FMC), Five Mile, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,026 miles (or 6,479 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Yakushima Airport and Five Mile Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Yakushima Airport and Five Mile Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUM / RJFC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'8"N by 130°39'33"E |
| Area Served: | Yakushima, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 122 feet (37 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUM |
| More Information: | KUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMC / PAFV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Five Mile, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°55'36"N by 149°50'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | BLM - Pipeline Office |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 510 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FMC |
| More Information: | FMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Yakushima Airport (KUM):
- Because of Yakushima Airport's relatively low elevation of 122 feet, planes can take off or land at Yakushima Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) N of KUM.
- In addition to being known as "Yakushima Airport", other names for KUM include "屋久島空港" and "Yakushima Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Yakushima Airport (KUM) is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA), which is nearly antipodal to Yakushima Airport (meaning Yakushima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salgado Filho International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,834 kilometers) away in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Facts about Five Mile Airport (FMC):
- The closest airport to Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Stevens Village Airport (SVS), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) ENE of FMC.
- Because of Five Mile Airport's relatively low elevation of 510 feet, planes can take off or land at Five Mile Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Five Mile Airport (FMC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Five Mile Airport", other names for FMC include "Five Mile Camp Airport" and "FVM".
- The furthest airport from Five Mile Airport (FMC) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,222 miles (16,450 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 98.02 miles (157.74 km) N | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) | Kagoshima, Japan |     |
| 2 | 113.15 miles (182.09 km) NNE | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 146.58 miles (235.90 km) SSW | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 4 | 149.26 miles (240.21 km) SSW | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) N | Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) | Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 180.31 miles (290.18 km) NNW | Nagasaki Airport (NGS) | Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 7 | 190.79 miles (307.05 km) NW | Fukue Airport (FUJ) | Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan | |
| 8 | 192.13 miles (309.21 km) N | Saga Airport (HSG) | Saga, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 9 | 221.36 miles (356.24 km) N | Fukuoka Airport (FUK) | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 10 | 222.91 miles (358.74 km) NNE | Oita Airport (OIT) | Oita, Japan | |
| 11 | 237.96 miles (382.96 km) NNW | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| 12 | 239.02 miles (384.67 km) N | Kokura Airport (KKJ) | Kita Kyūshū, Kyūshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 247.56 miles (398.41 km) N | Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) | Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 266.08 miles (428.22 km) NNE | Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |
| 15 | 280.72 miles (451.77 km) NE | Kōchi Airport (KCZ) | Kōchi, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,324.19 miles (19,833.82 km) ESE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,321.92 miles (19,830.17 km) S | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,248.17 miles (19,711.47 km) SSE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,243.24 miles (19,703.54 km) SSW | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,237.36 miles (19,694.07 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,233.00 miles (19,687.06 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,203.86 miles (19,640.17 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,190.91 miles (19,619.31 km) S | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,178.27 miles (19,598.98 km) SSE | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,178.15 miles (19,598.78 km) SE | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,177.58 miles (19,597.87 km) SSE | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,172.43 miles (19,589.58 km) E | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,170.10 miles (19,585.83 km) SSE | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,161.19 miles (19,571.49 km) SE | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,147.31 miles (19,549.15 km) S | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.96 miles (36.95 km) ENE | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 30.20 miles (48.60 km) SSW | Rampart Airport (RMP) | Rampart, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 55.48 miles (89.29 km) SSE | Minto Al Wright Airport (MNT) | Minto, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 65.22 miles (104.95 km) NNW | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 68.24 miles (109.82 km) SSW | Manley Hot Springs Airport (MLY) | Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 74.34 miles (119.64 km) ENE | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 82.64 miles (132.99 km) NNW | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 83.15 miles (133.81 km) SW | Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (TAL) | Tanana, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 88.67 miles (142.70 km) WNW | Allakaket Airport (AET) | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 92.11 miles (148.24 km) N | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 95.72 miles (154.05 km) SE | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 97.87 miles (157.51 km) SSE | Nenana Municipal Airport (ENN) | Nenana, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 98.83 miles (159.05 km) SE | Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) | Fairbanks / Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 108.83 miles (175.15 km) W | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (UTO) | Utopia Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 114.92 miles (184.94 km) ENE | Birch Creek Airport (KBC) | Birch Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,221.84 miles (16,450.42 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,208.13 miles (16,428.35 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,195.94 miles (16,408.74 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,177.92 miles (16,379.74 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,162.11 miles (16,354.29 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,060.51 miles (16,190.79 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,013.86 miles (16,115.70 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,958.87 miles (16,027.20 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 9 | 9,946.12 miles (16,006.69 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,941.72 miles (15,999.61 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,937.65 miles (15,993.05 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,936.42 miles (15,991.08 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,930.05 miles (15,980.83 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,927.68 miles (15,977.01 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,914.88 miles (15,956.42 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |